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The Slovak parliament has ratified Ukraine’s Association Agreement with the EU, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has reported on its Twitter page. “Today the Parliament of Slovakia ratified Ukraine’s AA and FTA with the EU,” the ministry said. It noted that all deputies had unanimously voted for the ratification of the...

Russia has not approved the assignment of the fourth “humanitarian convoy” with the Ukrainian side. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Yevhen Perebyinis said, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “We do not have any official information about the intention of the Russian Federation to send another “convoy” to Ukraine. “If the...

Ukrainian government forces have repelled an attack by terrorists near the village of Maloorlivka in Donetsk region. National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Wednesday. “Near the village of Maloorlivka in Shakhtarsk district terrorists fired five times...

The EU is considering two options for further sanctions against Russia. The level of restrictive measures already introduced will most likely remain unchanged at this stage. A senior European diplomat told this to Ukrinform’s correspondent in Brussels. “Two options are being considered: to somewhat mitigate the regime of sanctions and...

The draft law on a special procedure for the local self-government in some districts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions was returned to the wording, handed over to deputies before the adoption. A relevant text is posted on the Verkhovna Rada website, BBC informs. In particular, in the actual text the first Article of the law is in the wording,...

Russia is preparing to send the fourth “humanitarian” convoy to Ukraine. Deputy Head of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry Vladimir Stepanov said, ITAR-TASS reported. “We are working with the Foreign Ministry in this direction, humanitarian aid is collected, and by the diplomatic line it will be resolved when (it will be...

The situation in Ukraine triggered by Russian aggression will be a priority for Jens Stoltenberg, who takes up the post of the NATO secretary general on October 1. He said this in an interview with the Norwegian Telegraph Bureau (NTB). “The seriousness of the current situation in Ukraine is indicated by the fact that military force is used...

The EU continues discussion on recognition of so-called “DPR” and “LPR” terrorist organizations, but at this stage information is confidential. The Permanent Mission of Spain to the EU Council told a Ukrinform correspondent in Brussels in response to a written request. “As you know, any discussions that take place on...

OSCE observers have come under fire in Luhansk region, the press center of the Pivnich operational command has reported on Facebook. “During one of the attacks on a unit that guards the bridge over the Siversky Donets River, OSCE representatives, who were at the site of shelling during the incident, also come under fire. In order to...